American college football season
The 2011 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cougars, led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall , played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium . This was the first year they competed as an independent in football. They finished the season 10–3 and were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Tulsa 24–21.
The school announced that the annual BYU Football Media days would be July 12, 2011 and would be broadcast live on BYUtv . Special question and answer segments with current players and BYU Hall of Famers would take place throughout the day on BYUtv.org. Having no other sports to broadcast that day, ESPN announced they would simulcast two of the events live on ESPN3 . All games will be broadcast on KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM , on the internet at KSL.com, and through the various BYU Cougars sport network affiliates. Additionally BYUtv will broadcast a one-hour pregame show live (called Countdown to Kickoff and hosted by Dave McCann , Alema Harrington, and David Nixon ) followed by a Post-game Show with Interviews from players and coaches about the games outcome. The Bronco Mendenhall Monday Press Conference will be shown live every Monday on www.byutv.org (live events link) instead of the actual BYUtv Channel. BYUtv Sports will also be able to provide their own announcers for the BYUtv Gameday Replay of all home games with Dave McCann doing play-by-play, Gary Sheide or Blaine Fowler doing color commentary, and Robbie Bullough or Jarom Jordan doing sideline reporting.
BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates [ edit ]
KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM – Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)
BYU Radio – Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)
KIDO – Boise, ID [football only]
KTHK – Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID
KMGR – Manti, UT
KSUB – Cedar City, UT
KDXU – St. George, UT
KSHP – Las Vegas, NV [football only]
KNZZ – Grand Junction, CO [football only]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 2:45 p.m. at Ole Miss ESPN [1] W 14–1355,124[2]
September 10 5:00 p.m. at No. 24 Texas ESPN2 [3] L 16–17100,995[4]
September 17 7:15 p.m. Utah ESPN2[5] L 10–5463,742[6]
September 23 6:00 p.m. UCF LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah ESPN[7] W 24–1759,874[8]
September 30 6:00 p.m. Utah State ESPN[9] W 27–2463,513[10]
October 8 8:15 p.m. San Jose State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah ESPNU [11] W 29–1659,782[12]
October 15 2:00 p.m. at Oregon State KBYU /FCS Pacific [13] W 38–2842,584[14]
October 22 1:00 p.m. Idaho State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah BYUtv [15] W 56–360,043[16]
October 28 6:00 p.m. vs. TCU ESPN[17] L 28–3850,094[18]
November 12 7:15 p.m. Idaho LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah ESPN2[19] W 42–757,770[20]
November 19 8:15 p.m. New Mexico State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah ESPNU[21] W 42–757,134[22]
December 3 5:30 p.m. at Hawaii ESPN2[23] W 41–2034,446[24]
December 30 10:00 a.m. vs. Tulsa ESPN[25] W 24–2130,258
[26]
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BYU's first game as a football independent.[27]
BYU at Ole Miss
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cougars
0
0 0 14
14
Rebels
0
3 7 3
13
Sources:[28]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BYU
Mississippi
2
0:49
9
49
2:05
Mississippi
20-yard field goal by Byron Rose
0
3
3
8:34
Mississippi
Interception returned 96 yards for touchdown by Charles Sawyer, Byron Rose kick good
0
10
4
14:15
11
70
4:28
Mississippi
29-yard field goal by Byron Rose
0
13
4
9:52
8
72
4:16
BYU
Ross Apo 19-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good
7
13
4
5:09
BYU
Fumble recovery returned 3 yards for touchdown by Kyle Van Noy, Justin Sorensen kick good
14
13
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14
13
[29]
BYU at No. 21 Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
6
7 3 0
16
• #21 Longhorns
0
3 7 7
17
Sources:[30]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BYU
Texas
1
9:33
10
45
4:02
BYU
30-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
3
0
1
6:45
5
21
1:49
BYU
33-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
6
0
2
11:41
12
97
5:04
BYU
Ross Apo 6-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good
13
0
2
1:44
7
19
3:15
Texas
23-yard field goal by Justin Tucker
13
3
3
10:46
7
62
2:42
Texas
Cody Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Tucker kick good
13
10
3
4:36
12
56
6:02
BYU
32-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
16
10
4
8:46
8
52
3:18
Texas
Cody Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Tucker kick good
16
17
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
16
17
[31]
Utah at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
• Utes
7
7 16 24
54
Cougars
3
7 0 0
10
Sources:[32]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Utah
BYU
1
13:58
Utah
Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Derrick Shelby, Coleman Petersen kick good
7
0
1
0:09
6
37
1:52
BYU
46-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
7
3
2
6:23
4
66
1:59
BYU
Ross Apo 32-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good
7
10
2
0:32
6
63
2:11
Utah
Jake Murphy 30-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick good
14
10
3
12:14
6
75
2:46
Utah
Dres Anderson 59-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Wynn, Coleman Petersen kick good
21
10
3
9:11
5
19
1:51
Utah
39-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen
24
10
3
8:32
2
3
0:36
Utah
John White 1-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick no good
30
10
4
14:51
4
3
1:30
Utah
20-yard field goal by Coleman Petersen
33
10
4
9:25
2
82
0:42
Utah
John White 62-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good
40
10
4
8:06
1
35
0:08
Utah
John White 35-yard touchdown run, Coleman Petersen kick good
47
10
4
3:38
Utah
Fumble recovery returned 57 yards for touchdown by V.J. Fehoko, Coleman Petersen kick good
54
10
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
54
10
[33]
UCF at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Knights
10
0 7 0
17
• Cougars
3
0 14 7
24
Date: September 23Location: Provo, UTGame start: 6:06 pm Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 59,874Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), sunny, winds S 3 mphReferee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Joe Tessitore , and Rod Gilmore (ESPN)Dave McCann , Blaine Fowler , and Robbie Bullough (BYUtv)
Sources:[34]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UCF
BYU
1
9:58
10
63
5:02
UCF
34-yard field goal by Nick Cattoi
3
0
1
6:19
11
54
3:32
BYU
37-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
3
3
1
0:00
3
17
1:28
UCF
Jeff Godfrey 10-yard touchdown run, Nick Cattoi kick good
10
7
3
8:13
5
38
2:11
BYU
JJ Di Liuigi 16-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
10
10
3
4:50
7
84
3:14
UCF
Jeff Godfrey 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Cattoi kick good
17
10
3
4:37
BYU
Kickoff returned 93 yards for touchdown by Cody Hoffman, Justin Sorensen kick good
17
17
4
10:29
3
23
1:20
BYU
Brian Kariya 6-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
17
24
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
17
24
[35]
Utah State at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
USU Aggies
7
7 7 3
24
• Cougars
10
3 0 14
27
Date: September 30Location: Provo, UTGame start: 6:05 pm Elapsed time: 3:16Game attendance: 63,513Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), clear, winds SE 5 mphReferee: Bill AthanTV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Joe Tessitore , and Rod Gilmore (ESPN)Dave McCann , Gary Sheide , and Jarom Jordan (BYUtv)
Sources:[36]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Utah State
BYU
1
14:46
1
80
:14
Utah State
Robert Turbin 80-yard touchdown run, Josh Thompson kick good
7
0
1
8:05
16
69
6:37
BYU
23-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
7
3
1
1:47
10
47
4:43
BYU
Jake Heaps 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
7
10
2
4:02
13
78
4:01
Utah State
Eric Moats 13-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton , Josh Thompson kick good
14
10
2
0:55
10
62
3:07
BYU
23-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
14
13
3
8:37
12
89
4:49
Utah State
Robert Turbin 24-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton, Josh Thompson kick good
21
13
4
12:43
12
66
4:55
Utah State
21-yard field goal by Josh Thompson
24
13
4
10:05
8
60
2:38
BYU
Cody Hoffman 24-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
24
20
4
0:11
9
96
2:25
BYU
Marcus Mathews 13-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
24
27
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24
27
[37]
San Jose State at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Spartans
3
3 7 3
16
• Cougars
9
14 3 3
29
Date: October 8Location: Provo, UTGame start: 8:17 pm Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 59,782Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds ESE 1 mphReferee: Stacy HardinTV announcers (ESPNU/BYUtv): Adam Amin , and David Diaz-Infante (ESPNU)Dave McCann , Blaine Fowler , and Jarom Jordan (BYUtv)
Sources:[38]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
San Jose State
BYU
1
9:09
BYU
San Jose State snapped ball out of end zone
0
2
1
7:04
5
56
2:05
BYU
Richard Wilson 21-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
0
9
1
:17
13
73
6:47
San Jose State
24-yard field goal by Jens Alvernik
3
9
2
10:58
9
75
4:19
BYU
Bryan Kariya 1-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
3
16
2
8:49
1
40
:08
BYU
McKay Jacobson 40-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
3
23
2
:03
10
76
3:49
San Jose State
40-yard field goal by Jens Alvernik
6
23
3
6:09
12
96
5:28
San Jose State
Jason Simpson 1-yard touchdown run, Jens Alvernik kick good
13
23
3
:32
10
28
5:37
BYU
42-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
13
26
4
10:41
11
52
4:51
San Jose State
43-yard field goal by Jens Alvernik
16
26
4
7:23
9
45
3:18
BYU
45-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
16
29
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
16
29
[39]
BYU wide receiver making a catch at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon in a 2011 game against Oregon State , which the Cougars won 38–28
BYU at Oregon State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cougars
7
7 10 14
38
Beavers
0
14 7 7
28
Date: October 15Location: Corvallis, ORGame start: 2:10 pm Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 42,584Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds W 2 mphReferee: Reggie SmithTV announcers (FCS Pacific, KBYU): Dave McCann , Mike Lamb, and Robbie Bullough
Sources:[40]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BYU
Oregon State
1
5:02
12
82
7:28
BYU
Michael Alisa 10-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
7
0
2
9:23
9
50
4:48
BYU
JJ Di Luigi 3-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
14
0
2
3:51
11
72
5:32
Oregon State
Sean Mannion 1-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good
14
7
2
1:38
Oregon State
Interception returned 51 yards for touchdown by Jordan Poyer, Trevor Romaine kick good
14
14
3
11:16
7
80
3:44
BYU
Cody Hoffman 12-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
21
14
3
3:26
5
20
1:41
BYU
33-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
24
14
3
2:08
3
77
1:18
Oregon State
Brandin Cooks 59-yard touchdown reception from Sean Mannion, Trevor Romaine kick good
24
21
4
10:39
12
66
6:29
BYU
JD Falslev 2-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
31
21
4
3:37
6
69
3:32
BYU
Kaneakua Friel 8-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
38
21
4
:23
15
73
3:14
Oregon State
Jovan Stevenson 2-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good
38
28
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
38
28
[41]
Idaho State at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Bengals
3
0 0 0
3
• Cougars
14
21 14 7
56
Date: October 22Location: Provo, UTGame start: 1:06 pm Elapsed time: 3:04Game attendance: 60,043Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), Sunny with High Clouds, winds S 3 mphReferee: Rick LoumietTV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann , Blaine Fowler , and Robbie Bullough
Sources:[42]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Idaho State
BYU
1
12:16
1
15
:07
BYU
Ross Apo 15-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
0
7
1
5:09
19
63
7:07
Idaho State
34-yard field goal by Brendon Garcia
3
7
1
3:35
4
60
1:27
BYU
Michael Alisa 42-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
3
14
2
8:23
7
50
3:31
BYU
JJ Di Luigi 12-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
3
21
2
3:57
7
79
2:50
BYU
Riley Nelson 16-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
3
28
2
:41
9
99
1:54
BYU
Cody Hoffman 7-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
3
35
3
10:36
6
91
3:11
BYU
Cody Hoffman 19-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
3
42
3
2:26
BYU
Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by Daniel Sorensen, Justin Sorensen kick good
3
49
4
6:46
7
64
3:30
BYU
Joshua Quezada 8-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
3
56
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
3
56
[43]
BYU vs. TCU from Cowboys Stadium
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
10
0 10 8
28
• Horned Frogs
14
14 7 3
38
Sources:[44]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BYU
TCU
1
14:15
2
61
:45
TCU
Skye Dawson 48-yard touchdown reception from Casey Pachall, Ross Evans kick good
0
7
1
10:06
2
8
:41
TCU
Matt Brown 6-yard touchdown run, Ross Evans kick good
0
14
1
7:14
7
44
2:52
BYU
42-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
3
14
1
2:28
9
76
3:09
BYU
Michael Alisa 22-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
10
14
2
6:57
3
37
1:09
TCU
Matt Brown 2-yard touchdown run, Ross Evans kick good
10
21
2
:36
2
45
:32
TCU
Josh Boyce 33-yard touchdown reception from Casey Pachall, Ross Evans kick good
10
28
3
8:36
4
38
1:40
TCU
Waymon James 4-yard touchdown run, Ross Evans kick good
10
35
3
4:13
9
44
4:23
BYU
44-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
13
35
3
2:20
BYU
Punt returned 67 yards for touchdown by JD Falslev, Justin Sorensen kick good
20
35
4
5:32
13
54
6:48
TCU
35-yard field goal by Ross Evans
20
38
4
2:01
12
78
3:31
BYU
Bryan Kariya 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point run (Riley Nelson) good
28
38
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
28
38
Idaho at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Vandals
0
0 7 0
7
• Cougars
14
14 14 0
42
Date: November 12Location: Provo, UTGame start: 7:21 pm Elapsed time: 3:14Game attendance: 57,770Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), Cloudy, winds WNW 15 mphReferee: Mike DefeeTV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Dave LaMont and Tim Brown (ESPN2)Dave McCann , Gary Sheide , and Robbie Bullough (BYUtv)
Sources:[45]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Idaho
BYU
1
8:26
5
64
1:06
BYU
Cody Hoffman 32-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good
0
7
1
1:18
9
78
5:17
BYU
Bryan Kariya 17-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
0
14
2
6:49
13
75
5:49
BYU
Bryan Kariya 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
0
21
2
:13
6
70
1:03
BYU
Cody Hoffman 21-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good
0
28
3
12:31
3
57
:48
BYU
Michael Alisa 38-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
0
35
3
5:37
3
22
1:22
BYU
Ross Apo 18-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good
0
42
3
3:56
3
75
1:41
Idaho
Princeton McCarty 82-yard touchdown run, Trey Farquhar kick good
7
42
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
7
42
New Mexico State at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
NMSU Aggies
0
7 0 0
7
• Cougars
7
14 14 7
42
Date: November 19Location: Provo, UTGame start: 8:21 pm Elapsed time: 3:05Game attendance: 57,134Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), Cloudy, winds CalmReferee: Jim FarmerTV announcers (ESPNU/BYUtv): Adam Amin , and David Diaz-Infante (ESPNU)Dave McCann , Gary Sheide , and Robbie Bullough (BYUtv)
Sources:[46]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
New Mexico State
BYU
1
5:38
12
52
4:38
BYU
Bryan Kariya 4-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
0
7
2
9:40
9
38
4:57
New Mexico State
A. Franklin 3-yard touchdown reception from Matt Christian, Tyler Stampler kick good
7
7
2
3:25
15
90
6:07
BYU
Ross Apo 20-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good
7
14
2
:30
6
46
1:44
BYU
Ross Apo 9-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good
7
21
3
7:01
9
57
3:09
BYU
Matt Marshall 2-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
7
28
3
3:14
3
40
:34
BYU
Matthew Edwards 9-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good
7
35
4
7:30
8
80
3:46
BYU
JD Falslev 27-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good
7
42
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
7
42
BYU at Hawaii
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cougars
0
10 28 3
41
Warriors
6
7 0 7
20
Date: December 3Location: Honolulu, HIGame start: 5:36 pm Elapsed time: 3:27Game attendance: 34,446Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Mostly Cloudy, winds ENE 13 mphReferee: Greg BurksTV announcers (ESPN2): Carter Blackburn and Brock Huard
Sources:[47]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BYU
Hawaii
1
2:55
10
69
4:57
Hawaii
David Graves 1-yard touchdown run, Kenton Chun kick no good
0
6
2
10:22
9
83
4:31
BYU
Ross Apo 22-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorenson kick good
7
6
2
3:41
1
79
:12
Hawaii
Trevor Davis 79-yard touchdown reception from David Graves, Tyler Hadden kick good
7
13
2
:39
11
42
2:58
BYU
33-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
10
13
3
11:13
9
72
3:47
BYU
Ross Apo 12-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorenson kick good
17
13
3
9:36
BYU
Joe Sampson recovers fumble and returns it 26-yards for touchdown, Justin Sorenson kick good
24
13
3
4:51
7
85
2:47
BYU
Bryan Kariya 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good
31
13
3
1:10
4
64
2:11
BYU
Cody Hoffman 38-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorenson kick good
38
13
2
9:44
6
34
3:20
BYU
37-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
41
13
4
5:55
12
85
3:49
Hawaii
Jeremiah Ostrowski 79-yard touchdown reception from Shane Austin, Tyler Hadden kick good
41
20
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
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20
Armed Forces Bowl- Tulsa [ edit ]
2011 Armed Forces Bowl: BYU vs. Tulsa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cougars
3
7 7 7
24
Golden Hurricane
7
7 0 7
21
Date: December 30Location: Dallas, TXGame start: 10:01 Elapsed time: 3:21Game attendance: 30,258Game weather: 55°, Sunny, winds NNW 7mphReferee: Shawn SmithTV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Dave Neal , Andre Ware , and Cara Capuano (ESPN)Adam Amin , Tim Brown , and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio)
Sources:[48]
Cody Hoffman (BYU) was voted the offensive MVP of the game because of his 3 Touchdown Receptions and Dexter McCoil (Tulsa) was voted the defensive MVP of the game because of his 2 Interceptions. Kyle Van Noy was 2nd in the defensive MVP voting.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BYU
Tulsa
1
5:09
11
76
4:57
Tulsa
Ricky Johnson 8-yard touchdown reception from G. J. Kinne, Kevin Fitzpatrick kick good
0
7
1
:11
6
26
3:16
BYU
35-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen
3
7
2
8:39
4
86
1:16
Tulsa
Clay Sears 14-yard touchdown reception from G. J. Kinne, Kevin Fitzpatrick kick good
3
14
2
:07
1
17
:13
BYU
Cody Hoffman 17-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorenson kick good
10
14
3
1:34
9
71
3:47
BYU
Cody Hoffman 30-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorenson kick good
17
14
4
10:42
9
58
2:14
Tulsa
Bryan Burnham 30-yard touchdown reception from G. J. Kinne, Kevin Fitzpatrick kick good
17
21
4
:11
12
48
4:07
BYU
Cody Hoffman 2-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorenson kick good
24
21
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24
21
During Spring Training QB Jake Heaps was named one of the top 3 non-AQ players to watch in 2011 by ESPN's Andrea Adelson.[49]
Rivals.com named OT Matt Reynolds as No. 24 on their top 100 countdown in 2011.[50] Reynolds would later be named on ESPN's Pre-Season All-American team.[51]
At the Utah State game, Brandon Doman proposed benching Heaps and seeing what Riley Nelson could do. Nelson rallied the Cougars to beat the Aggies and would become the starting QB for every game he was healthy in the rest of the season.[52] Nelson would go on to win 4 FBS Independent Player of the Week awards.
BYU decided to add running back Michael Alisa to their running back rotation at homecoming. Alisa would become the starting RB for the rest of the season after going for 91 yards on 16 carries.[53]
Matt Putnam was ruled eligible for the Cougars starting in October and became one of the many linebacker beasts.[54]
On November 7, Bronco Mendenhall announced that senior Jordan Pendleton would have season ending knee surgery. As a tribute for his teammates play and attitude, Kyle Van Noy would wear his number at senior night.[55] Pendleton won two FBS Independent defensive player of the week awards during his senior season.
On December 5, Jake Heaps announced he would transfer after the semester ended. James Lark would resume the backup QB role for the bowl game and for the 2012 season. It was later announced he would transfer to Kansas.[56]
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